§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Industry what are the numbers of merchant vessels and the value of
MERCHANT SHIPS ON ORDER IN UNITED KINGDOM SHIPYARDS Vessels of 100 gross tons and over Number of vessels GRT United Kingdom as percentage of world Value End March— (millions) (£million) 1973 … … … 243 2.5 2.5 810 1974 … … … 408 3.6 2.7 1,454 1975 … … … 351 3.2 2.9 1,515 1976 … … … 234 2.3 3.1 1,153 1977 … … … 195 1.8 3.5 998 1978 … … … 203 2.1 6.4 1,098